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From: Reduced proportions of natural killer T cells are present in the relatives of lupus patients and are associated with autoimmunity

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Flow cytometry profiles showing gates used to identify various lymphocyte populations. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from representative control individuals and lupus patients were stained with combinations of conjugated mAbs, fixed, and analyzed by flow cytometry, gating on the lymphoid population as determined by forward and side staining characteristics. (a) Cells were stained with a combination of anti-CD20, anti-CD38, and anti-CD27 mAbs to distinguish peripheral blood B-cell subsets. Shown are dot plots, gated on CD20+ cells, with four regions defined by the levels of staining with anti-CD27 and anti-CD38, as determined by staining with a relevant isotype control. Using this combination of stains, B cells can be divided into naïve transitional (CD27-CD38++) naïve mature (CD27-CD38-/+), memory (CD27+CD38-/+), and pre-germinal center (CD27+CD38++) populations. (b) Cells were stained with anti-CD3 in combination with anti-Vα24 and anti-Vβ11 mAbs. Shown are dot plots gated on the CD3+ population. The top right quadrant represents the Vα24+Vβ11+ invariant NKT cell population that has been proposed to play a regulatory role in autoimmunity. (c) Cells were stained with anti-CD4 or anti-CD8 (shown) in combination with anti-CD45RA and anti-CD45RO to identify naïve (CD45RA+CD45RO-; bottom right) and memory (CD45RA-CD45RO+; top left) cell subsets. mAb, monoclonal antibody; NK, natural killer; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.

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